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Mounting lawsuits, federal government challenge DeSantis, Abbott bans on mask mandates
These two idiots are killing their citizens
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Republican Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas are encountering mounting challenges in their quest to ban mandates requiring masks in schools, as lawsuits advance through the courts and the Biden administration steps in to back districts requiring face coverings.
In a pair of letters sent Friday, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote both governors and their education chiefs to express concern about recent executive actions prohibiting school districts from “voluntarily adopting science-based strategies for preventing the spread of Covid-19 that are aligned with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
He also noted that federal pandemic relief funds could be used to make up for state-imposed penalties on local school districts.
“The Department stands with these dedicated educators who are working to safely reopen schools and maintain safe in-person instruction,” Cardona wrote.
President Biden extended support by phone Friday, calling one of the superintendents in Florida challenging DeSantis and his “bad public health measures,” saying he “commended their leadership and courage to do the right thing for the health and well-being of their students, teachers and schools,” per a pool report.
In a pair of letters sent Friday, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote both governors and their education chiefs to express concern about recent executive actions prohibiting school districts from “voluntarily adopting science-based strategies for preventing the spread of Covid-19 that are aligned with the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
He also noted that federal pandemic relief funds could be used to make up for state-imposed penalties on local school districts.
“The Department stands with these dedicated educators who are working to safely reopen schools and maintain safe in-person instruction,” Cardona wrote.
President Biden extended support by phone Friday, calling one of the superintendents in Florida challenging DeSantis and his “bad public health measures,” saying he “commended their leadership and courage to do the right thing for the health and well-being of their students, teachers and schools,” per a pool report.